This BGM disc, the fourth in the Yamato Eternal Edition series, contains music from what is known as "Yamato 2," which is
the second television season of Space Cruiser Yamato. The second season is a 26-episode retelling of the film "Arrivederci
Yamato," with some changes, most notably the alteration of the film's downbeat ending.

Since the soundtracks to "Arrivederci Yamato" and "Yamato 2" contain largely the same music, this turns out to be some
of the best-represented music in the Yamato series: Eternal Editions 2 & 3, a 2-disc set, contain "Arrivederci Yamato"
material, and there also exist another "Yamato 2" BGM and an "Arrivederci Yamato" symphonic suite. That makes a grand total
of five CDs of music, meaning that basically every note from both the film and the series is available somewhere. If,
however, you can buy only one of these, this disc is an excellent, if imperfect, choice. On the plus side, it contains not
only the often-used tracks that are available on the other discs, but it also features music that is missing from those
albums. Additionally, it corrects a glaring omission from the other "Yamato 2" BGM (COCC-12870), in that this disc contains
the Comet Empire theme played on pipe organ, a fan favorite and a track which can be heard in nearly every episode, making
its absence from the other BGM both inexplicable and inexcusable. Having said that, the version of this theme included here
is very short, making the Eternal Edition 2 & 3 set (or the long out-of-print symphonic suite) a better choice if that music
is important to you. This disc, however, contains the rousing Yamato theme song and the wistful season 2 end title song.
All in all, if you can only own one of the "Yamato 2/Arrivederci Yamato" albums listed above, it comes down to a choice
between this disc and the 2-disc Eternal Edition 2 & 3 set. Get the 2-disc "Arrivederci Yamato" set if you want a better
rendition of the Comet Empire theme, but opt for this disc if you want the TV theme song.

Space Battleship Yamato 2 / Eternal Edition File No. 4

(Note many of these tracks have several cues for each tiltle)STEREO/MONO